Optical efficiency-concentration ratio trade-off for a flat panel photovoltaic system with diffuser type concentrator

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-40

  Kim, Jung Min ^a   Dutta, Partha S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lambertian diffuse reflector; Optical collection efficiency; Photovoltaic (PV) power generation cost; Static concentrator

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONCENTRATOR DESIGN; DIFFUSE REFLECTOR; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLAT PANEL; OPTICAL COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL CONCENTRATORS; PER UNIT; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV MODULES; PV PANEL; PV POWER GENERATION; REAR SURFACES; ROLL TO ROLL; STATIC CONCENTRATOR; STATIONARY CONCENTRATORS; TRACKING TYPE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST REDUCTION; EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL);

EID: 84860328977     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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